Famine in Tharparkar has worsened to a dangerous level, raising the death toll of starving children to 32, Dunya News reported on Thursday.
Reportedly, shortage of food and drought has left people of Tharparkar fighting for their lives.
The famine is ongoing for the past 3 years in Chachru Tharparkar; and according to Mathi hospital sources, the death toll of starving children has reached to 32 only in the past one month.
According to Dr Abdul Jalil Bargari, starvation has caused death of 121 children thus far.
Confirming the number of deaths, the health department has expressed concerns.
At least 6 districts of Tharparkar desert is hit by the famine and drought causing the situation to turn extreme.
Meanwhile, no notice by the Sindh government has been taken thus far despite dozens of deaths.
It is pertinent to mention here that Sindh government has dozens of employees dedicated to a number of projects related to food security and crises management with studies sponsored by Asian Development Bank and United Nations.
According to Sindh government’s finance department’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) Unit website, the government lacks wheat storage capacity by 40-50% which causes ‘intense’ wastage of food.